Award Categories
Best Entry
- Awarded to the single strongest submission across the entire contest.
- Open to both photography and videography entries.
- Best captures As i Am’s core idea: real, layered, joyful lives, told with dignity.
Best Emerging Storyteller
- Recognises the most promising visual storyteller aged 25 or under.
- Open to both photography and videography entries.
- Rewards potential and a distinct voice, not just technical polish.
Best Storyteller with a Disability
- Awarded to the strongest photography/videography entry submitted by a photographer/filmmaker with a disability.
- Recognises storytellers with lived experience, telling these stories from the inside.
Disclaimer: Each entrant is eligible to win only one category. Winning one category makes an entry ineligible for the others.
